Yangyuan's attack and defense is destined to be an arduous battle.
One side relied on its superior strength and used the military order "Those who retreat will die" to drive away the soldiers and attack day and night; the other side imitated the determination of "a last stand" and let the soldiers fight bravely with their survival instincts unleashed.
The Wu army as the attacker suffered more casualties.
After only seven days of attacking, more than 10,000 soldiers were killed, and most of them were private soldiers led by generals from Wudi.
However, this is also inevitable.
If Wu's native generals were not willing to fight to the death and spare the lives of their own troops, Wu's army would have suffered a huge loss of morale and would have stopped and returned home after losing so many soldiers.
And their results were good.
Although the Manchu Chong tribe has camps to rely on, its military strength is really small.
After detaching 3,000 soldiers to garrison on the other side of Anfengjin, only 28,000 Wei troops remained in Yangyuan camp to garrison.
After being attacked from both sides for seven days, the Wei army also suffered more than 5,000 casualties and casualties; and was forced to abandon its outer defense and retreat into the inner camp to defend it.
The reason why there were so many casualties on the defensive side was that Yangyuan, surrounded by water on three sides, was not suitable for building a city, and there were no hills or high slopes. The Wei army occupied a slightly higher place, with the Huai River at its back and trees.
The outer defenses were built with columns and the inner camp was built with steel chariots and wooden castles to defend it. The geographical advantage was not obvious, so the casualties were naturally higher.
However, retreating into the inner camp does not mean that the casualty rate will decrease.
Under the Wu army's day and night attacks, their garrison supplies such as arrows and crossbows were consumed so quickly that they were already running out!
What made the soldiers of Wei even more hopeless was that after abandoning the outer perimeter, Jiangdong Lu Xun and Quan Cong could join forces and lay siege to the Shaopi camp.
It can be inferred from past battles that as long as the camp in Jiangdong is based on swamps or rivers, the morale of the soldiers will be stronger.
Without him, with the elite naval force behind us, we can retreat or defend when we attack.
They have nothing to worry about!
In this way, even though Man Chong had claimed before the war that "when the enemy comes to fight, hold on for a long time, the enemy will be defeated and flee", it still did not change the frustration and slightly sluggish morale of the Wei soldiers.
However, what they didn't know was that Wu Jun, who should have foreseen the dawn of victory at this time, also had similar thoughts.
They are not soldiers who attack the enemy.
But Lu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, began to feel a little uneasy.
He smelled a strange smell on the battlefield.
For example, he felt that Man Chong seemed to be waiting for something.
Otherwise, the Wei army would be forced to retreat into the inner camp and defend, but the Wei navy still did not appear on the Huai River to prepare for the response. With Man Chong's prestige and status, the Wei army would not sit back and watch him die here, right?
Another unusual thing is that the Luoyang Chinese Army has not come to Huainan yet!
It’s already autumn and July!
It has been two months since Jiangdongdu sent troops!
Calculating the time, Wei's Luoyang Central Army has arrived.
After all, the military situation is very strong, and according to Wei's practice of using cavalry as the front line of reinforcements, even if Cao Rui sent the tiger and leopard cavalry into Guanzhong before, they have arrived now.
Not to mention, the previous Jiangdong secret attack on Hefei New City was successful. Cao Rui personally supervised more than a thousand light cavalry and drove to the north bank of the Huai River in just more than ten days, boosting the morale of the Shouchun soldiers!
Could it be that he came from Yuzhou to Anfeng and inserted himself into the Chengde garrison point in order to cut off our army's retreat?
However, if Luoyang's Chinese army was passing through Yuzhou, why did Zhuge Ke's troops stationed in Lu'an and Zhuge Ke's troops stationed in Anfengjin and other troops not receive any military information?
Or, did I overlook something during this battle?
In the Chinese army tent, Lu Xun sat alone, frowning and wiping his beard, thinking deeply.
I carefully reviewed in my mind the scheduling and deployment from the time the troops were dispatched to the present day.
But I also felt that except for being a little more decisive than before, and not caring about the casualties of the soldiers, there was nothing out of the ordinary, and there was nothing wrong with it!
Why is it so evil?
Lu Xun felt that Wu Jun must have overlooked something, but he failed to find out.
Especially looking at the untouched evening food on the table, which had long since cooled down, I felt a little irritable for a moment.
Simply, he picked up the wine bag on one side and took a few sips, using the cold wine to ease the emotions in his chest and abdomen. After his thoughts were no longer disturbed by his emotions, he stood up and walked to the couch, watching quietly.
Map spread on.
"Grand Governor, General Wei is here to see you."
I don't know how long it took, but the guard on duty outside the tent suddenly reported loudly.
Why did Quan Zihuang come here at this time?
Could it be that he also discovered something strange about Ni Wei?
Lu Xun, who was interrupted from his thoughts, was surprised and said, "Please come quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the military tent was lifted open, revealing Quan Cong with a happy face.
It turned out that Quan Cong was sure that he would not disappear, so he stepped forward to wait for him when he was on duty to report to the personal guards. However, when he came in and saw Lu Xun holding a wine bag and thinking about the map, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised, and he went straight without being formal.
He asked aloud, "Is it possible that the governor has already received reports from his soldiers?"
Um?
What do you want to report to me?
Hearing this, Lu Xun was also a little surprised and asked, "What is the meaning of Zihuang's words?"
"Hey, it turns out the governor is unknown."
Quan Cong was relieved and said with a smile, "I came to inform the Governor as soon as I got the reward. How could anyone be earlier than me! Well, Governor, it was my subordinate Yu Quan who found the flaw in the anti-Wei camp. If
If everything goes well, within three days, Man Chong will be killed by our army!"
After saying this, he stepped forward without waiting for Lu Xun's urging. He pushed the oil lamps on the couches and pointed at the Xianshui River Valley on the west side of Yangyuan.
The Huai River attacked, causing many casualties, so the soldiers were ordered to patrol day and night. During his patrol, our general Quan found that the soil on this bank was slightly different, and it seemed that there was a hollow under the soil. He was worried that it was the advance of the Wei Dynasty.
The tunnels that were dug out were used to raid our army, so I sent my soldiers to try to dig some more, and found out that there was a tomb passage underneath! This tomb passage is quite long, and the direction in which it extends happens to be where the Ni Wei camp is!"
After hearing this, Lu Xun understood.
It was just that the army continued to attack the Wei army's camp, leaving them no time to take care of other things, and to cover up the sound of the Wu army digging tunnels along the tomb passage deep into the inner camp, in the hope that both internal and external forces would work together to break the camp.
It's not a brilliant tactic.
But if it can be successful, it is a very effective method.
Lu Xun also squatted in front of several couches, put down the wine bag, stretched out his hand to push the oil lamp a little, carefully looked at the geographical river markings in the Yangyuan area, and asked softly, "This place is surrounded by water on three sides. If the tunnel is widened, I wonder if it will be possible."
Immerse yourself in water?"
Such concerns are very necessary.
A tunnel that can be used to steal a camp must be able to accommodate at least three or four people walking abreast.
The soil here is already soft. If water seeps in, the tunnel may collapse before it reaches the ground of the Wei army camp.
In response to this, Quan Cong replied with a happy smile, "The Governor has nothing to worry about. I have ordered the soldiers to dig four to five feet, and there is no sign of water seepage."
"Zihuang has always been cautious when planning things, so I have no choice..."
Lu Xun also smiled sternly, but for some reason he stopped mid-sentence, and suddenly turned his face away. His eyes were fixed on the shadow cast by the grease lamp on the map, and there was no movement for a long time.
I don't know what I'm thinking about.
Seeing this, Quan Cong also felt a little strange.
He couldn't help but move his steps slightly, and turned his head to imitate Lu Xun's line of sight. He saw that the black shadow cast by the grease lamp on the map happened to cover the mark of Shouchun City.
Did the governor think something had happened in Shouchun City?
Or maybe the Luoyang Central Army against the Wei Dynasty has not arrived yet, so the governor is worried that they are crossing the Huaihe River from Xiacai County to attack the Buzishan tribe who is stationed on Bagong Mountain with Sun Li's tribe stationed on Bagong Mountain?
However, didn't Buzishan just send someone to report the day before yesterday, claiming that although Sun Li, who was against the Wei Dynasty, had led his army down Bagong Mountain and came to invade our army trapped in the city, the scouts did not find any trace of Luoyang's Chinese army in the Huaishui case.
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Quan Cong was puzzled.
However, he didn't make any noise to disturb.
Just calm down and wait quietly for Lu Xun to think about it.
However, when he was young, he actually heard Lu Xun's voice with a hint of panic and anxiety, "No! Our army is in danger!"
Is our army in danger?
Quan Cong was stunned.
But Lu Xun didn't have time to explain it to him in detail.
Instead, he immediately sent his personal guards to look for Liuzan, and asked him to immediately assemble the army and rush to Shouchun City with his headquarters. Then he beat drums to gather the generals, and asked the ministries to supervise the soldiers to pack their bags and rush to Shouchun by boat from Shaipi.
And he also did not forget to send people to inform Zhuge Ke, Chen Biao and Ding Feng who were stationed in Anfengjin, so that they did not have to rush back to join the Chinese army, so that they could immediately go south along the Xian River to Liu'an to find Zhu's base.
Be prepared to receive the retreat of the army from the Chengde garrison point.
Yes, Lu Xun is about to withdraw his troops in a hurry!
Quan Cong, who just now felt that victory was within his grasp, now felt as if he was lost.
He is not a short-witted person. Looking at Lu Xun's urgent orders and various arrangements, you can vaguely guess what is going on.
It's nothing more than that the Luoyang Central Army, which had been missing for a long time against the Wei Dynasty, is now hiding in Shouchun City!
Although this speculation made him frustrated, there was no better explanation.
In fact, it’s not surprising that the two of them realized it later.
Who would have thought that the reinforcements, which were originally thousands of miles away, would have been hidden in the trapped city long ago!
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Although Lu Xun and Quan Cong already knew about the trap and planned to make amends, it was too late.
The infantry tribe that besieged Shouchun City with 20,000 soldiers and horses has been defeated!
When the Wei army confirmed the news that Lu Xun and Quan Cong had moved to Yangyuan to besiege the Man Chong tribe, Sun Li, who was stationed on the Bagong Mountain, repeatedly harassed the troops and made a plan to join forces with Wang Ling in Shouchun City to break through the Wu army's siege.
intention of.
Bu Zhao ordered the soldiers and generals to perform their respective duties and guard them, and they were not allowed to leave the camp without permission to fight.
But inevitably, most of the troops were attracted by the Wei army to the south gate.
When the fighting between the two armies was getting fierce, three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and more than ten thousand Luoyang's central army came around from the west city gate and ran directly into the ranks of the Wu army. Bu Zhi was unable to save his life.
Because Lu Xun left behind soldiers and horses, there were 8,000 elite soldiers who had fought against Wu Jun in Poyang last year, as well as the evil people in Yuzhang, Luling and other counties.
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The time from rebels to soldiers was short, and it was not enough for them to develop an unyielding determination to fight for Jiangdong.
Not to mention that Wei's tiger and leopard cavalry have now penetrated Wu's military formation, and the extremely elite Luoyang Central Army is harvesting Wu's army like wheat in the golden autumn.
Everyone understands that the situation is over and defeat is a foregone conclusion!
Therefore, it is not surprising that they were the first to abandon their weapons and surrender...
When their voices of "willing to surrender" began to spread on the battlefield, it soon turned into a prairie fire.
It also quickly defeated the courage of the various units of the Wu army to continue fighting to the death, causing the morale of the Wu army to collapse thousands of miles. No matter how many generals at all levels scolded or killed according to military law, they could not reverse it.
In desperation, Bu Zhao and other generals had no choice but to escape in a hurry to the Chengde garrison point under the protection of their respective troops.
Although the route to the west to find Lu Xun's reinforcements was shorter, Wei's Hubao Cavalry and Luoyang's Central Army came from the west city gate, thus obliterating this option.
Bu Zhao is better.
He had guarded Xiling for many years, and the three thousand troops he brought with him from there were all loyal followers who were sworn to death. Therefore, even during the rout, he did not abandon the general and flee. On the contrary, some Sima or Sima who were favored by Bu Zhao
When the Wei army caught up with them, the school captain also took the initiative to supervise his headquarters and stay behind.
For example, Captain Jiang Xiu encouraged his soldiers to die in this way when he was left behind.
Said: "A man who has received orders from his master and received kindness from others should repay it with death. How can he be greedy for life and restrain his hands to the enemy, which will only increase the ridicule of future generations!"
After saying this, he threw the bag on the ground and led his men into the pursuers to fight to the death.
Although he was inevitably killed on the battlefield, he blocked the Wei army's pursuing troops for two quarters of an hour, allowing the infantry to escape.
Lu Ju, who temporarily served as Bu Zhi's deputy general, was not so lucky.
Lu Ju was the son of Lu Fan, the former great commander of Jiangdong.
Lu Fan once led the army to support the Sun family, followed Sun Ce to establish Jiangdong, and supported Sun Quan to rule the Wu Kingdom. His hard work was a great achievement. His son Lu Ju was also close to Sun Quan. He was sent to the army early to gain experience, fighting rebellions or attacking Shanyue.
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Yes, he died in the rebellion because most of his soldiers were people from Shanyue...
In this battle, of the 20,000 Wu troops who besieged the city, only more than 3,000 were able to successfully escape to the Chengde garrison, and not even one out of ten survived.
As for why the Zhichengde garrison was complete, it was because Lu Xun and Quan Cong came from Shaopi with the support of the navy. The Wei army did not have the upper hand and fought fiercely for most of the night, so they gave up and returned.
But their achievements don't stop there.
Liuzan's troops, who were sent by Lu Xun and rushed to Shouchun City by land, encountered some defeated troops before they arrived. After learning the news that Wu's army had been defeated, they stopped and asked for a naval force to take over from Shaopi.
Go back.
But the Wei army arrived earlier.
After the great victory at Shouchun City, Wang Ling asked Sun Li's 4,000 elite soldiers and Zhang Hu's 1,000 Liaodong cavalry to come to meet Manchong's troops.
I happened to meet the likes department too.
As a result, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road.
Although Liuzan was a ferocious bird of prey, his soldiers had no fighting spirit after learning the news of the defeat, and there were no camps or Wugang chariots to stop Zhang Hu's Liaodong cavalry from charging into the formation, so they were defeated.
When the navy of Wu Kingdom came to rescue him, only a thousand people from his headquarters were left to board the ship and return.
However, the generals Quan Cong sent to other divisions, led by Yu Quan, were also wiped out and died in the battle.
Only Zhuge Ke successfully retreated and returned, and even made great achievements.
But he said that after he and Chen Biao received Lu Xun's general order, they burned all the camp and some baggage that was inconvenient to carry, and informed Ding Feng's troops to retreat immediately.
At that time, he had been monitoring the two thousand cavalry of the Wei State under Ding Feng's tribe. When he saw this, he sent people to report to the Man Chong tribe in Yangyuan urgently to ask for instructions whether to pursue them.
Man Chong had no intention of doing so.
Because the soldiers stationed here have been fighting for so many days, everyone has long been exhausted.
But his general Wen Qin generously requested the order.
He has already accumulated merit and been promoted to the rank of general. He has been working hard on his achievements and has always been self-reliant and brave. When he encounters this opportunity to gain military exploits in pursuit, he will naturally not let it go.
Therefore, he privately mobilized several generals to come together to request orders.
He claimed that Wu Jun was like a lost dog and would naturally no longer have the desire to fight to the death. If he pursued, he would definitely gain something.
Furthermore, with two thousand cavalry on his side, even if he pursued him at a long distance, he did not need to worry about being ambushed by Zhu Zhi, who was stationed in Lu'an County.
Seeing that he was determined and that the other generals were high in fighting spirit, Man Chong gave him five thousand soldiers to go forward.
Before leaving, he also warned Wen Qin not to be greedy for merit. He could only pursue the enemy as far as the north of Liu'an County. Regardless of whether he gained anything or not, he had to stop his troops and return.
Wen Qin accepted the order with great enthusiasm.
And what's rare is that he, who has always been arrogant and uncontrollable, still strictly obeyed.
But there was no change. He went from chasing after the victory to ending in a disastrous defeat.
Because of his achievements in killing the rebel general Han Zong and wiping out all the death-defying soldiers, Sun Quan was very happy and promoted him from General Weibei to General Pingbei. He felt that returning in such a dejected manner was really detrimental to the country's prestige.
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Moreover, both he and Chen Biao were strategists, and they could guess that the soldiers would be exhausted after being besieged for many days, so they had the idea of ambush the pursuers.
It was Ding Feng who pretended to counterattack and pushed Wei's cavalry back for more than ten miles. He then asked Chen Biao to lead his troops to double the number of troops and find a hidden place to ambush. He himself supervised the troops to protect the food and fodder to attract the pursuers.
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But Wen Qin, who was greedy for success, was completely unaware of this.
When he came in a hurry, he saw Zhuge Ke's banner from a distance, so he let the two thousand cavalry entangle Ding Feng's troops and encouraged the soldiers to move forward with all their might.
Zhuge Ke was "shocked" when he saw this.
He ordered the soldiers to speed up their march and abandoned some baggage from time to time.
Regarding this, the pursuing Wei army was overjoyed.
Let me ask, if the enemy troops abandoned their baggage on their own initiative in order to escape, what else could they have?
Wen Qin ordered the soldiers not to take any baggage and continued to pursue them with all their strength.
After chasing for more than thirty miles, and the physical strength of the two soldiers was almost exhausted, Zhuge Ke suddenly ordered the entire army to turn around and fight. Chen Biao's troops, who had been ambushing on the side and recharging their strength, suddenly came out.
Under such circumstances, no matter how brave Wen Qin was, he could not make a miracle happen in the war.
Of the five thousand soldiers who followed him in pursuit, only more than a thousand returned, and the partial general Cao Zhen was killed in the battle, and this was the result of the two thousand cavalry cutting off his rear.
When the cavalry governor saw that he was ambushed, he sent his troops away from Ding Feng's tribe and rushed to meet him. After paying the price of more than 600 cavalry being attacked and killed by Ding Feng's tribe, he avoided the total annihilation of Wenqin's troops.
Naturally, among them were Zhuge Ke and others who were eager to return and had no reason to turn around and pursue them.
This ambush was Jiangdong's only victory in this march.
More than 100,000 troops marched north to Huainan. In total, more than 30,000 people were killed or captured, and countless supplies of food and supplies were lost. It was equivalent to giving Wei a "Battle of Shiting".
When Sun Quan, who was in Lujiang County, heard the news, he was stunned.
The counties in Jingnan are even more undercurrent.
